tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post115357660259531536..comments2023-10-05T06:28:29.938-07:00Comments on Bookseller Chick: 100 Degrees In The ShadeBookseller Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740546395821645741noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1154047509200330362006-07-27T17:45:00.000-07:002006-07-27T17:45:00.000-07:00A Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier. ...A Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier. Brrrr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1153924777863794002006-07-26T07:39:00.000-07:002006-07-26T07:39:00.000-07:00Smilla's Sense of SnowSmilla's Sense of SnowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1153848402837878812006-07-25T10:26:00.000-07:002006-07-25T10:26:00.000-07:00Ramsey Campbell's "Nazereth Hill" chills me to the...Ramsey Campbell's "Nazereth Hill" chills me to the bone. It's basically about an apartment building that used to be a mental hospital and it's one of the scariest books I've ever read. Set in England, it evokes a damp chill for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1153838847925478792006-07-25T07:47:00.000-07:002006-07-25T07:47:00.000-07:00Light on Snow by Anita Shreve. I live in the Missi...Light on Snow by Anita Shreve. I live in the Mississippi Delta; any suggestion of snow and ice is welcome.Keethahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10391755322320140235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1153795443229465462006-07-24T19:44:00.000-07:002006-07-24T19:44:00.000-07:00A constant sense of tropical heat and humidity mak...A constant sense of tropical heat and humidity makes Jean Rhys's "Wide Sargasso Sea" a perfect winter book--I wouldn't touch it in July. Well, unless somebody's gonna serve me a BIG icy rum drink....Penny L. Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00102296070193780691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1153678669733485142006-07-23T11:17:00.000-07:002006-07-23T11:17:00.000-07:00Some books just don't feel right to read during ce...Some books just don't feel right to read during certain seasons-Persuasion and Sense & Sensibility are very autumn to me.<BR/><BR/> I hate the heat(fortunately have some good A/C) but one of the books I'm reading now,The Burning by Thomas Legendre,takes place in Las Vegas and Arizona which are way more hotter than NY so I feel cooled off in comparison:)lady thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16287907577241697874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1153669052534244012006-07-23T08:37:00.000-07:002006-07-23T08:37:00.000-07:00Moby Dick. Melville wrote about weather in a visce...Moby Dick. Melville wrote about weather in a visceral way -- whether describing chilly New England, where a bowl of chowder seems like heaven, or the balmy tropics.Lisa Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273391238820872246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1153668073864535242006-07-23T08:21:00.000-07:002006-07-23T08:21:00.000-07:00I hate cold.Tend to avoid blizzard books at all ti...I hate cold.<BR/>Tend to avoid blizzard books at all times, except for Alastair MacLean's Ice Station Zebra.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1153658275666173932006-07-23T05:37:00.000-07:002006-07-23T05:37:00.000-07:00The only books that have ever chilled me are books...The only books that have ever chilled me are books by Stephen King. I'll never forget reading Salem's Lot with a butcher knife beside my bed. As if THAT would stop a vampire. LOLMonica Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13801472688555176112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1153606914619154952006-07-22T15:21:00.000-07:002006-07-22T15:21:00.000-07:00It's not a book but the British kids' short movie ...It's not a book but the British kids' short movie "the snowman" will cool you down. I love that thing. <BR/><BR/>Of course chances are good you don't have it on tape like we do.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02495558736099438348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1153601981192188572006-07-22T13:59:00.000-07:002006-07-22T13:59:00.000-07:00To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee's images of a h...To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee's images of a hot and humid Southern summer have always stayed with me.<BR/><BR/>"Ladies bathed before noon, after their three-o'clock naps, and by nightfall were like soft teacakes with frostings of sweat and sweet talcum powder."Martahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16853249783973964978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1153591881442148832006-07-22T11:11:00.000-07:002006-07-22T11:11:00.000-07:00I was reading The Weather Makers until the temps h...I was reading The Weather Makers until the temps hit 100 this week. After that, it seemed a bit too real ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1153584289767694472006-07-22T09:04:00.000-07:002006-07-22T09:04:00.000-07:00Into Thin Air. Reading about all that nice frozen ...Into Thin Air. Reading about all that nice frozen Everest...mmmmmmm<BR/><BR/>No AC here either. bleahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1153578818422778972006-07-22T07:33:00.000-07:002006-07-22T07:33:00.000-07:00Swimming to Antarctica, by Lynne Cox. Read about ...Swimming to Antarctica, by Lynne Cox. Read about all her open-water, cold (read ice) water swims. Perfect summer book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com